Market/Portfolio Manager Segment Industrial Solutions (m/f/d)
Sales & Marketing, Mannheim, DE
Your contribution
- Technical and commercial creation and continuous maintenance of a (global) Industrial Solutions product portfolio aligned with Sales, Marketing and R&D (Portfolio Management) that drives the growth and the profitability of this business segment
- Further push of the standardization / harmonization of the product portfolio to improve efficiency and ensure competitiveness
- Providing input for product specifications (Lastenheft) and support of R&D regarding the implementation of the specifications in the different plants
- Product positioning of new and existing products together with Sales, Marketing and R&D (Preparation of product strategies incl. go to market strategies, roadmaps, market roll-out concepts and product marketing plans, influence on international product road map)
- Assisting the creation of a marketing, sales and technical product documentation especially with regard to benefit and competition counter arguments
- Market observance and analysis, product-specific competition observation and comparisons as well as customer problem and customer benefit analyses with regard to the product area in question together with R&D and sales
- Provide pricing guidance to sales and develop of a common price list together with sales and controlling
- Establishing Product Management in the area of Industrial Solutions including the definition of processes, standards, templates and tools
- Coordination function between Sales, Production and R&D: Communications and know-How interface
Your strengths
- Minimum BS/BA degree in a technical related area or similar
- Preferred knowledge of flexible packaging and/or plastics/extrusion
- At least 5 years’ experience in a market manager/product management position , managing a “technical” product portfolio
- Excellent business understanding
- Good knowledge in sales & marketing especially in understanding market and customer requirements and developing of go to market strategies successfully
- Excellent understanding of customer and market needs
- Ability to derive and formulate value proposition of technical products
- Excellent methodology and project management skills
- Strong communication (written and verbal), presentation and convincing skills
- The ability to handle and present complex topics and present them in an understandable and structured way
- Identify and track success metrics
- Intercultural competence
- Business fluent in English
- Willingness to travel occasionally
Our offer
- An international working environment within a privately owned company
- Contribution to company pension scheme
- Job bike leasing, meal voucher, fresh fruits and more employee discounts
- Mobile working minimum 2 days per week
- Intensive onboarding an continuous professional training possibilities
- Modern office space, outstanding technical equipment and free parking space
- Flat hierarches, innovative thinking and the chance to work within intercultural teams
Are you interested in joining our team? Then apply online via our RKW application portal indicating your notice period and salary expectations.Do you have questions? Send us an email to career@rkw-group.com